I am travelling too and find taking frequent breaks to be a wonderful creativity booster when on the road, or at home as well. After working we build up blocks to creativity. Tension in your being blocks creative ideas.

Take breaks to release the tension. Step away from the PC frequently. I take a 10 minute break each working hour to meditate, visualize, or to go for a walk. Powerful practice which helps me dissolve blocks and tap into creative ideas instantly.

Be persistent in taking breaks and you will never run out of creative ideas.

Hi Sergio, great video and as someone who was brought up by the sea, it was great to hear it once again. I did watch the video again to hear your message.

Great to hear you are having a great holiday and having the weather to match, currently sitting here with a fan heater and big monster slippers on, the great thing about the UK is the variety of weather we have, although I wish it was more warm than cold!

Sergio, that reminds me of something that Neil Travers, an well known UK Internet Marketer always says ” Keep your head up and eyes open, opportunities are everywhere.” You can get creative ideas from anywhere if you are aware of what is going on around you.

I find it pays to have a notebook handy to jot down ideas as they come or they are easily forgotten.

Sergio, aloha. Absolutely agree with you on taking breaks. Aside from the creativity factor, it’s better to get up, walk away from the computer and do a few exercises.

Sergio, I think being aware increases creativity. Ideas for my bog posts comes as readily from reading other posts/comments as they do from looking out the window or reading a book. What I do is jot them down and file in my blog idea file. Unless the full post immediately comes to mind, I am not concerned with fleshing out the idea.

Also, Sergio, something else I have learned to do is when the creative juices are really flowing, to keep expanding ideas and taking them in different directions.

Enjoy your vacation. Best wishes for a year filled with exciting projects, interesting people, vibrant health, happiness in your heart and abundance in all that matters to you. Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Janet

Well, I should have known you had this video in a post. So I stopped by YouTube first and checked it out and commented as well but I certainly don’t mind doing it again.

Okay, so have we all said how jealous we are of you running around on the beach in your shorts in winter? Well I sure am although our weather has been up and down like that these past two months. But that’s Houston for you.

Glad you are taking a break though and have enjoyed it with your honey. As long as you are having a good time that’s all that really matters. I think your creative side will continue to shine through even when you are off and it shows through your videos.

By the way, I like the new look of your blog although I loved the plain white too. But you probably already knew that about me. :-)

hi Sergio, wow, what a location to be able to shoot your video in …. so jealous!! Seeing as you asked for my feeback, here it is: You are a real natural on camera and the location complements you perfectly! I love the light, and the length of your video, the only thing that really lets it down is the sound quality. If you could get yourself a lavalier mic, we would be able to hear you clearly above the sea and it would be top notch!
Thanks for your comments on my blog by the way :)

Hi Sergio,
Wow what a wonderful backdrop…the water looked wonderful indeed.
I agree that, where possible, taking vacations and mini trips is a great idea and something I thoroughly recommend.

There does seem to be a trend amongst some internet marketers that suggests we have to be working or productive every single moment of the waking day or else we are missing out on the riches that are out there.

This is nonsense.

I know that when I take a break that I am wonderfully refreshed and raring to go when I get back.

Also, for me at least, a change of scenery often leads to being more creative as new ideas emerge which would not have done so had I simply stayed at home.

Patrick.

P.S. Sorry but I am visiting some of your posts out of sequence as I catch up on a few I missed over the holiday period.

I think a single change in our routine can spring new ideas and I kind of agree and disagree at the same time (is that possible?) about trying to be focused every single minute of the day in order to catch the moments that can develop into a post, a product or whatever.

I say this because when I’m jogging I’m not trying to be creative, I’m just listening to music on my mp3 player and all of a sudden ideas start flowing everywhere.

So it is when I’m more relaxed and stress free when I get the best ideas.

So yeah, I think the people that tell us to be always aware of our environment can be a bit wrong about it or at least, that’s not how I work.

Wow, what beautiful scenery. I am sure you had a fantastic time on your break.

You make some outstanding points about using breaks to open up the creative floodgates. I didn’t always understand this before, but have found it to be the gospel truth in my life and business. It’s kinda like if you’re on a long drive cross country and you’re trying to make “good time” to your destination point. You wouldn’t be too busy to stop for gas now, would ya? Yup, that’s pretty much the analogy I needed to grasp before I realized the truth in the statement and how well it translates to pretty much everything.

So glad you got to get yourself some fun in the sun! :) Thanks for the excellent insight!

Nice Sergio! Been meaning to take a vacation down there as well. Looks beautiful. Super focused right now, and things are going great. This is a nice reminder though… everyone needs a pit stop. (Preferably with waves crashing behind them, sunshine, and their love filming more goodness while away : ) Cheers!